Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

setting the boundaries—“from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates” (Gen. 15:18). In Deuteronomy alone, more than twenty-five passages identify the land as belonging to God, who gave the land to Israel as their inheritance. Only when Israel broke their covenant with God were they “plucked off” the land and scattered among the Gentile nations (Deut. 28:63–68). Any new nation needs a founding document , and for Israel it was the Torah. It needs a government , and for Israel it was the prophets, priests, and kings under the leadership of God—the ultimate theocracy. Above all, it needs a land , and God provided the needed real estate. Land in general is a powerful investment. Consider the material, agricultural, and financial benefits rooted in land: Food grows on the land. Minerals are buried under the land. Gold, silver, and gemstones are mined from the land. Animals graze and feed off the land.

Fruit trees produce on the land. Wood is collected from the land.

Streams and rivers flow through the land. Wells of water and aquifers are under the land. Houses are built on the land.